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Summit County Citizens Voice (US), 06 Sep 2016

Climate trackers say August was record-warm globally

August 2016 is down in the global climate annals as the warmest August on record and the second-warmest month of all time, just behind July. According to Copernicus, Europe’s earth observation program, August’s global average temperature was 0.62 degrees Celsius above the 1981-2010 average, and 0.17 degrees Celsius warmer than the previous August record, set in 2015.

IEA leads industry sector analysis for Copernicus

The IEA, based at University of Reading, has been appointed to lead a major project to understand what sort of climate information organisations need to make better decisions.

The contract – SECTEUR (Sector Engagement for Copernicus Climate Change Service; Translating European User Requirements) is funded by the Reading-based European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) on behalf of Copernicus, the European Commission’s Earth observation and monitoring programme.

After scorching heat, Earth likely to get respite in 2017

The spike in temperatures in 1998 may also have contributed for several years to reduced government attention to climate change, which has been linked to more heat waves, floods, downpours and rising sea levels.

Earth to get respite in 2017!

"If 2017 is cooler, there will probably be some climate sceptics surfing on this information," said Jean-Noel Thepaut, head of the Copernicus Climate Change Service at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.

"The long-term trend is towards warming but there is natural variability so there are ups and downs.

Seasonal wind forecasts could help reduce energy prices

The plan for CLIM4ENERGY, a project funded by the EU Copernicus Climate Change Service to develop tailored climate services for the energy sector, is to begin to validate the forecasts provided by the interactive map by this autumn by checking their predictions against what actually happens.

A warming world: July marks 'hottest month on record'

After scorching heat, Earth likely to get respite in 2017

July was the hottest single month since records began in the 19th century, driven by greenhouse gases and an El Nino event warming the Pacific. And NASA this week cited a 99 percent chance that 2016 will be the warmest year, ahead of 2015 and 2014.

July 2016 hottest month ever recorded on Earth

World's hottest month shows challenges global warming will bring

July was the hottest month the world has endured since records began in 1880, scientists have said, and brought a painful taste of the troubles people around the world may have to grapple with as global warming intensifies.